So sorry guys! Things have been so hectic- it was my 18th birthday and straight after that I started finals (I know, happy birthday right? :-)) I finish on the 25th November so things will be more regular around then. Sorry!!

This story is nearly over now, just a few more chapters, sorry, don't want to drag it on too long- I have so many other ideas and I need to put more effort into 'My True Home' as well.

Thanks to my amazing reviewers last chapter! Love you guys, even though I was threatened countless times… :-)

Chapter 35 SOS

Bella's POV

The first thing I became aware of when I started to wake up was that my hands and legs were tied and bound so tightly that I couldn't help but grimace.

The next thing I became aware of was that I wasn't alone.

"She's waking up, hurry up and do what you need to do." The voice seemed as though it should be familiar but everything was still hazy.

"Go and guard outside. We can't take too many chances." This husky voice was definitely familiar and my heavy eyelids flew open just in time to see Victoria leave the room and Jacob Black approaching me, his face a lot more gaunt than when I saw him last. Heck, his whole appearance seemed to have changed.

That's when it all came back to me.

Victoria had chloroformed me and now I was tied up in my living room, all the doors closed and the windows shut. At first I was completely confused, what the hell had I done for her to do this? Then panic started to settle in and I quickly tried to shove it down- this was one time that I needed to stay calm.

"Bella." Jacob's hard voice made me turn to look at him, "You lied to me, you bitch!"

I noticed the way his hands were twitching as well as the way his eyes kept darting all over the room. My intuition told me that this was not normal. Not that this whole situation was normal in the first place…

"About what?" I tried desperately to keep the fear out of my voice.

"That baby was mine! And you just got rid of it like it was some piece of trash." He spat out, I could see his shaking increase as he spoke.

"What!" I couldn't help but cry out at the accusation, time and situation lost for a second as I stared him head on, "Hell Jacob! I had a miscarria–" I was cut off by the hard blow of his hand across my cheek.

"Shut up! I don't need your stories! Now I just want my revenge." Suddenly he pulled out a knife and my already chilled blood turned ice, tears stinging my eyes.

His grin was menacing as he knelt in front of me, "We've been watching you, Bella. We know your little husband won't be home for a good long while, that's why we didn't even bother moving you out of the house."

"What makes you think it was even your baby?" I whispered, trying to somehow salvage the situation, "I told you it wasn't."

"I can do maths Bella." He rolled his eyes, "Besides, you tried to tell me before you got married and killed my kid. I only truly believed you when Charlie came to visit my dad one day and everything just clicked into place." He lifted my shirt and put his hand over my stomach, making my skin crawl. It wasn't a loving gesture.

"Now, fair is fair. A baby for a baby." He grinned at me.

It felt like everything was moving in slow motion as he took the knife and slid it down my stomach. I could tell it wasn't deep. Yet. But it was still deep enough to draw blood and while usually the sight and smell would've made me faint, I couldn't think or feel past anything but fear and panic for my baby.

"Jacob!" Victoria snapped, "Coming back from outside, "Are you done yet? Look at the time, I need to kill her and dump the body before we're found out." Her voice was cold and bored, like she did this everyday.

Jacob immediately turned from me, standing to face Victoria, "Wait a minute; we never agreed to kill her."

None of the two were watching me and I immediately made my move, determined to do something to save my baby.

"I never intended to just kill her baby; I didn't even know she was pregnant until you joined me! I want her dead. Her happiness everyday at work makes me sick! I kill happy people, you knew this."

The conversation continued in the back of my head as I tried as discretely to get my wrists untied- it was times like these where I was grateful my dad and Jasper were cops- they'd taught me things I should know in cases like these. Not that I'd ever thought I'd have to use them.

I almost cried out in giddy relief when one hand got free, it was sore and I winced as I moved it slowly to the pocket of my jeans where I could feel my cellphone still there. I mentally rolled my eyes, what kind of criminals didn't remove their victim's cellphones? My whole body was shaking and I found that I had to concentrate hard on thinking straight through the aura of panic in my brain.

I heard Jacob sigh, "I suppose you're right. She knows too much about you now. It's a shame though; I'd have loved her to suffer the loss of her child."

I knew the conversation was ending and I quickly pressed down the 5 key on my phone, still in my pocket, and immediately returned my hands behind my back- just as Jacob turned to face me again.

Jasper had installed a panic button on each of our phone's as soon as he'd found out about this new gadget introduced to the police force. He'd said that he never wanted his friends to feel helpless in a situation. Boy oh boy was I grateful right now. I just hoped it worked before my baby or me were hurt.

Jacob shrugged casually at me, "Sorry Bella, change of plans- seeing as we'll kill you anyway, killing the kid first doesn't really matter."

Then suddenly Jacob scooped me roughly up into his arms, the bloody knife now held to my throat in case I tried to struggle.

"Dammit Jacob!" Victoria sneered, approaching us, "Don't you know how to tie a knot properly?" then she grabbed my free hand and retied the rope around my wrists so hard that I cried out. She smiled at my obvious discomfort, "Now come on! Let's get her outside. There's a stream down the hill. We can dump her body there."

I closed my eyes as they started moving with me, trying desperately not to burst into tears- these might be my last few moments on earth- I didn't want to spend them showing my weakness. My thoughts turned to Edward, hopefully he wouldn't mourn me too long; he needed to move on, find a new wife and have the beautiful children he deserved…

Suddenly there was a gun shot, followed my a vile curse and I felt myself falling to ground, landing on the hard wood of the porch and hitting my head.

Then everything once again faded out. I was really getting tired of that now.

*****

"Bella?" the voice was male, familiar, but I couldn't place it. Was I in heaven? Had they killed me yet?

"Bella, Edward's going to kill me if you don't wake up!"

My eyes snapped open at the sound of my husband's name.

"Jasper?" I murmured groggily, confused as I sat up, taking in the scene in front of me. This definitely wasn't heaven.

"Where's Edward? What happened?" I asked, looking out to the driveway where police cars were parked- I was sitting in the back of an ambulance. Jasper rolled his eyes, "Edward's on his way, but what happened is what you need to tell me. Luckily we arrived when you were being carried out the house- one of the guys shot Jacob in the leg and grabbed the red head girl before she could run. You knocked your head when he dropped you. "

"Ow." I realised as I felt a pain in my head.

Jasper tried to hold in a chuckle at that, "Other than that, the EMT's say you're fine. Your blood pressure's a little high but you and the baby will be fine. We'll get a statement from you tomorrow when you're feeling better."

"He didn't hurt my baby?" I whispered, tears pricking my eyes as I remembered the knife sliding against my stomach.

He shook his head and was about to say something, but suddenly there was a commotion as a shiny car came speeding up the drive way before coming to a screeching halt next to one of the police cars.

I recognised the man who burst from the driver's seat immediately.

"Bella!" Edward's voice was panicked as he searched the small crowd for me and when his eyes finally met mine, they didn't relax as he rushed over to me, seated on the edge of the ambulance.

"Bella." His eyes were wide with panic and I knew he wanted nothing more than to take me into his arms, but was unsure on whether that would hurt me or not. So I held my own arms open for him and he immediately enveloped me into his arms, burying his head in my hair.

"Bella." He murmured, I could feel his body relaxing slightly now that he could hold me. I noticed Jasper walk away to give us privacy.

"It's okay baby." I whispered, "I'm okay."

He pulled back with strained chuckle, shaking his head, "Bella, do you know how backwards this is? I should be comforting you, heck; I should have been here to protect you."

"Don't." I whispered, hating that he would find away to blame himself for my jerk of an ex, "Please."

"Okay." He didn't argue. "Bella, are you really okay?" he touched my hair, my cheek, my neck- his lips following as if to reassure himself.

"I will be." I just wanted to forget tonight. Victoria's trickery, Jacob's cruelty, almost dying…I shuddered, feeling very small and fragile of a sudden, "Take me inside?" I asked him.

His eyes were soft as he met mine and he nodded, "Let me find Jasper."

"No need." Jasper's voice came from behind Edward, "And yes, you guys can go inside." He turned to me, "But Bella, I need you to get to the hospital tomorrow, check that blood pressure and just double check the effects of the chloroform won't leave any lasting trouble. Then zip down to the station and give me that statement. Victoria and Jacob won't be bugging you for a good long while."

I nodded silently, not wanting to think of all this at this moment- I had enough on my mind.

"C'mon, love, lets get you inside." Edward said, scooping me up and carrying me inside with a quick nod and goodnight to our friend.

*****

"What happened?" Edward asked, sitting me on his lap on the couch, "All I know is that you were attacked. I was halfway home when Jasper called. I've never driven so fast in my life." He let out a breath.

"Sorry." I whispered.

He rolled his eyes, "What happened, Bella? Tell me before I go insane."

He was tense the whole time I told him, not holding anything back, and I tried desperately to reassure him, to relax him, because I needed that tonight- I felt like melting into him and just forgetting everything.

"Edward." I whimpered after I was done, hating myself for the vulnerability but not being able to help it, "I need you."

I buried my head in his chest, breathing in his wonderful, unique scent and suddenly feeling like I couldn't get close enough to him and the wonderful feelings I felt with him.

"Bella." He hesitated, knowing exactly what I was asking of him, "Tonight? After everything?"

I understood that it wasn't that he didn't want me, it was just he was concerned about me.

"Please, Edward." I whispered, tilting my head up for a kiss, "Make love to me."

His kiss was gentle, loving as he gave in to me without protest, but when he led me to the bedroom, they quickly deepened to passionate and hungry.

But not once did he ever not show his love in the intensity that now surrounded us- which was exactly what I needed right now.

"Edward." I sighed as he started to undress me and when all our clothes were gone, and nothing separated us anymore, our kisses, touches and hands were everywhere, the room filling with the soft sounds of our love making. He tensed slightly when he saw the cut down my stomach, but I stopped him from saying something with my kiss- now wasn't the time.

"Thank you." I murmured as we lay together in the aftermath, "I really needed that. Needed you."

He placed several kisses to the top of my head as I lay curled into him.

"I love you Bella. Sleep darling, you're safe now."

I just thought the whole Edward rescuing her thing would be a little cliché. If you want, check out my new one shot I wrote for a contest- it's called 'Haunted Miracle' I'm proud of it- it's my longest one shot ever.

More answers next chapter- which will be out a lot sooner than this one was!!!!!

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